See how long something like this takes to get into common practice, I'll bet 20 years. Mine was not too bad, physical fatigue was horrendous however.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22794665
Abstract
Objective: Patients who suffer
from mental fatigue after a stroke or traumatic brain injury (TBI) have a
drastically reduced capacity for work and for participating in social
activities. Since no effective therapy exists, the aim was to implement a
novel, non-pharmacological strategy aimed at improving the condition of
these patients. Methods: This study tested a treatment with
mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR). The results of the programme
were evaluated using a self-assessment scale for mental fatigue and
neuropsychological tests. Eighteen participants with stroke and 11 with
TBI were included. All the subjects were well rehabilitated physically
with no gross impairment to cognitive functions other than the symptom
mental fatigue. Fifteen participants were randomized for inclusion in
the MBSR programme for 8 weeks, while the other 14 served as controls
and received no active treatment. Those who received no active treatment
were offered MBSR during the next 8 weeks. Results: Statistically
significant improvements were achieved in the primary end-point-the
self-assessment for mental fatigue-and in the secondary
end-point-neuropsychological tests; Digit Symbol-Coding and Trail Making
Test. Conclusion: The results from the present study show that MBSR
may be a promising non-pharmacological treatment for mental fatigue
after a stroke or TBI.
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